Banshee Family Training Record

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She froze on the spot, dumbfounded, unable to move.

In the distance, Hua Caiyan, who had been shouting, realized her lapse in composure and quickly took several deep breaths to calm herself. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Zhu Yunqing approaching, and a thousand grievances welled up in her heart, urging her to call out from the bottom of her heart, "Fourth Sister—!"

This call brought Zhu Yunqing back to her senses. Looking at her sister, who was so close to her with a face full of grievance, she sighed, suppressed the complex and surging emotions in her heart, and stepped forward: "Hey, I'm here."

Filled with guilt, she felt she had no face to see her dear younger sister again. She walked to Hua Caiyan's side, who immediately threw herself into her arms like a bullied child, burying her face in her chest and whining, "Fourth sister, that bad guy is dishonest! He cheated on me again, boohoo..."

As she spoke, it seemed as if she were pointing at Yun Chu'an, but every word pierced Zhu Yunqing's heart, making the spider demon feel as if her heart was bleeding.

Her lips were deathly pale, and she had no idea what to say or how to comfort her sister. She could only pat her back gently to try and comfort her.

Behind him, Yun Chu'an watched all this with a complicated expression, feeling extremely conflicted and torn.

What should I do? Someone please help me! I told my girlfriend that her dearest sister cheated on her, and she's heartbroken. How can I comfort her in this situation?

Chapter 284 Keep this philandering man in check!

Yun Chu'an was unsure what to do, and unfortunately, there was no one to come and tell him what to do. Suppressing the tingling tension on his scalp, he stepped forward, walked to Hua Caiyan's side, and gently patted her shoulder: "Don't cry, Caiyan."

Hua Caiyan didn't actually cry; she was just being coquettish, using this "complaint" to vent her jealousy and put pressure on Zhu Yunqing at the same time.

Feeling his large hand, she pouted, twisted her body, and shook his hand away: "Get away, don't touch me, you womanizer, go find someone else!"

She stamped her foot, but what she said made both Yun Chu'an and Zhu Yunqing feel embarrassed. Zhu Yunqing was conservative and thin-skinned, and was completely at a loss in this situation, but fortunately, Yun Chu'an saw through her act at a glance.

He then stepped forward, opened his arms, and somewhat domineeringly pulled her and Zhu Yunqing into his embrace.

"Ugh?"

Zhu Yunqing was startled, her eyes showing a hint of embarrassment and annoyance. Hua Caiyan struggled a couple more times, but finding she couldn't break free, she had to give up. However, she still pouted, clearly displeased, and looked up at her: "What are you doing? Ouch!"

Yun Chu'an put his arms around the two girls and sat down on the grass next to them: "What, can't I even hug you?"

"It shouldn't be now." Zhu Yunqing said, both embarrassed and anxious. "Let go of me first."

Yun Chu'an didn't respond at all, and sat down on the grass next to them with the two of them in his arms. Hua Caiyan naturally got out of Zhu Yunqing's arms and instead lay on his chest, pretending to cry with her head down.

He then sat down on the ground with the two girls in his arms, gently patting Hua Caiyan's back and softly comforting her, "Okay, okay, don't cry, Caiyan, don't cry."

After hesitating for a moment, he ultimately decided not to say "Stop pretending" and left her some face.

"How can I not cry?" Hua Caiyan said, feeling very aggrieved. "The man I trust and love the most has gone to find a new woman behind my back. He must not love me anymore. Waaah, how am I supposed to live now..."

Her accusations made Zhu Yunqing even more embarrassed. All the psychological advantage she had had over the years in front of her sister vanished at this moment.

Yun Chu'an was utterly speechless. He wanted to say that was enough, but Zhu Yunqing beside him was clearly taking everything very seriously. Helpless, he could only patiently continue to comfort him: "But he still has you in his heart. He still considers you the love of his life. No matter how many women he has in the future, you will always hold the most important place in his heart..."

Hua Caiyan immediately bristled, angrily raising her hand to scratch him: "How many more women will you have in the future!"

Yun Chu'an quickly put both arms around her and hugged her tightly, making her unable to move: "Just four, just the four of you, that's enough, there won't be any more."

Hua Caiyan pouted, still looking angry: "You said it yourself. If this happens again, I won't let you off the hook!"

She grinned as she spoke, then looked at Zhu Yunqing and said, "Fourth Sister, you think so too, right? We need to join forces and teach this womanizer a lesson!"

Zhu Yunqing pondered for a while and realized that she didn't actually mind this kind of thing. After all, she and Hua Caiyan were both latecomers who had stolen Qi Qiao's man.

She was already very satisfied to have a place by his side, and even felt guilty. Subconsciously, she never asked for anything more.

Seeing her senior sister hesitate, Hua Caiyan was furious: "Fourth sister, be firm! We can't let this guy get away with flirting with other women. Otherwise, who knows how many wild women will come to our house in the future!"

She urged anxiously, and Zhu Yunqing finally snapped out of her daze. Seeing her anxious expression, she thought it best to brush her off for now, so she nodded and said, "Yes, let's keep an eye on him together and not let him go out and attract any more women!"

As she said this, a strange suspicion surfaced in her mind: Could it be that Caiyan's feelings towards my marriage to Yun Chu'an, a member of her family, are actually...

There weren't any major objections?

She was uncertain, guessing, and a sliver of hope inevitably rose in her heart.

Over there, Hua Caiyan breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that her fourth sister was at least on her side, she straightened her back and said, "Anyway, that's the situation now. Yun Chu'an, I'm still holding a grudge. You'd better behave yourself in the future, or we won't let you off the hook. We'll team up to deal with you, understand?"

Yun Chu'an smiled, lowered his head, and gently kissed her cheek: "Yes, I understand."

Hua Caiyan's cheeks flushed slightly, and her voice couldn't help but carry a hint of shyness: "Who told you to kiss me so suddenly..."

She pouted shyly and raised her hand to hit him again. Yun Chu'an smiled and dodged, and after a while of playful fighting, the little fox was finally calmed down.

Although she said she hadn't forgiven him, her hand had already unconsciously reached out to hold his. She said goodbye to Zhu Yunqing and went back to her own business.

Yun Chu'an held her hand and left together, casually asking about recent events within the family along the way. Although Hua Caiyan was naturally playful, her skills in disguise and infiltration meant she was responsible for gathering intelligence. She had a general understanding of the situation inside and outside the family, and everything was normal and running smoothly recently, with no major problems.

Upon learning this, he breathed a slight sigh of relief. But this was normal; although breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage was a crucial step for him, it had only taken a week, which wasn't too much of a delay.

The path of cultivation for cultivators is often measured in years, so seven days is really too short.

Knowing that everything was normal at home, he felt relieved and then focused his main energy on testing his strength after the breakthrough.

He was eager to know roughly what level he was at.

With this thought in mind, he turned to look at Ye Jinglan's hilltop, feeling eager to try.

Or how about we go find the older sister and have a fight?

……

The Cave of Ten Thousand Snakes.

"Hoo—cough cough cough—!"

A hundred-meter-long snake flew into the cave, transforming halfway into a gaunt, beardless middle-aged man with triangular eyes. His face was ashen, and he staggered forward, shouting, "Quickly prepare a blood pool for me!"

Inside the cave, a snake demon was already prepared and led him inside. In no time, the man was immersed in a pool of crimson blood, closing his eyes to meditate and recover from his injuries.

While he was recuperating, an old woman with similar triangular eyes, but a hunched back and a face full of wrinkles, slowly walked to his side, leaning on a cane. She looked at him with a face full of pity and said, "My son... those guys from the Black Bull family were so ruthless! They are truly hateful!"

She gritted her teeth, and upon hearing this, the man in the blood pool opened his eyes: "Mom, stop talking. We had anticipated this beforehand."

But as he spoke, his tone was filled with hatred: "However, they brought this upon themselves. They refused to accept the chance to live, so they shouldn't blame the elders for exterminating them!"

He gritted his teeth, but what he said was shameless and extremely hypocritical: they had already killed almost the entire Black Bull family, and the cave was now theirs to occupy, yet they still said such things. It was truly outrageous.

The man in the blood pool said this, while the old woman remained worried: "Do the elders really have time to deal with those bull demons? The avengers of Zhao are already on their way, and the elders must prioritize guarding against those guys."

Chapter 285 The Eldest Sister's Figure

"And the princess of Jin has been quite active lately, gathering forces from all sides, claiming she's going to annihilate my Yellow Python family. Compared to that, these bull demons..."

The old snake demon recounted these details, while the giant snake remained silent. After a moment, it suddenly gritted its teeth and said, "I need a drop of dragon blood!"

The old woman was taken aback: "What do you need dragon blood for?"

"Breakthrough!" the giant serpent gritted its teeth. "I must shed my scales and transform into a dragon, achieving the Golden Core. The clan is now facing a life-or-death crisis. Keeping that dragon prince alive is useless. Let me drink his blood first; it will help alleviate the clan's predicament!"

His righteous indignation impressed the old woman, whose triangular eyes gleamed as she looked at him. After a moment of contemplation, she made up her mind: "Alright, there's no better way now anyway. Besides, based on seniority, if we kill that dragon prince in the future, you'll get at least a drop of dragon blood. Let's just take it out now!"

"Let's go, let's get some blood from him!"

The man in the blood pool immediately climbed ashore, changed his clothes, and followed the old woman outwards. After wandering around, they arrived at the small cave where the dragon prince of the Wei River was imprisoned.

He originally planned to go in, take a big bite without saying a word, drink his blood and leave. However, when he went in, he saw a pool of bright red blood on the ground. The shackles that were used to bind his hands and feet and the instruments of torture that pierced his ribs were now broken and thrown on the ground. There was no trace of the Wei River Dragon Prince in the cave!

Instantly, the man felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave: "The Dragon Prince of the Wei River has escaped!"

……

Huai Mountain, Ghost Butterfly Peak, the mountaintop where the eldest sister, Ye Jinglan, resides.

"Uh--"

Yun Chuan landed on the lush green grass, taking a half-step back, barely able to stand. His arms were numb, and the large cleaver in his hand was trembling; he had almost no fighting ability left.

Before him, an endless blue storm formed a giant tornado high in the sky, and in the center of the storm, Ye Jinglan, wearing only a backless sports vest that exposed her well-defined shoulders and arms, slowly descended.

Her long white hair was tied in a ponytail, and she was still steaming. A joyful smile graced her beautiful face as she landed on the ground. She flexed her knuckles with her hands, which were covered in black silk gloves, and chuckled softly, "That was great! Not bad, Chu'an. You've already managed to fight me to a standstill so quickly."

Yun Chu'an gave a wry smile: "There's no such thing as a back-and-forth. I'm just being unilaterally beaten up by you, Big Sister."

Ye Jinglan said, "You've only just established your foundation, while I've been in the late stage of foundation establishment for so long. It's normal for me to win. The important thing is the process!"

As she spoke, she suddenly darted across more than a hundred meters to stand in front of him, gently patting his shoulder: "Come on, Chu'an, give it your all, I'm looking forward to the day you knock me to the ground!"

She encouraged him, her eyes filled with excitement and eagerness. A fragrant breeze wafted over, brushing against Yun Chu'an's face, making him feel refreshed and relaxed.

That was Ye Jinglan's natural body fragrance. As a butterfly, she spent her days wandering among the flowers, and her body was unconsciously imbued with a similar scent, which was extremely charming.

Yun Chu'an turned her head and looked at her eldest sister's naturally beautiful eyes, her long, slender neck with rounded but healthy shoulders, her delicate collarbone exposed, and her breasts, supported by her sports vest, although not as magnificent as Zhu Yunqing's, were still firm, full and attractive thanks to her years of exercise.

He swallowed almost imperceptibly, his heart pounding. But Ye Jinglan noticed these subtle movements. She raised an eyebrow, but didn't resist. With a mischievous grin, she puffed out her chest confidently: "What, want to touch it?"

Yun Chu'an took a half step back, her soul trembling, and shook her head and waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no, elder sister, you've misunderstood. I have something to do, I have to go first..."

He turned and fled, making no attempt to flirt with her. He was joking; he hadn't finished winning her over yet, and besides, she possessed the ability to kill him with a single punch at any moment. He dared not make any casual remarks in front of her.

Watching his retreating figure, Ye Jinglan smiled brightly. She actually quite admired this man, so she wasn't repulsed by his earlier gaze; on the contrary, she felt a sense of delight: Even though I don't pay much attention to my appearance, I'm still quite charming!

Far from being angry, she felt quite delighted. She turned and hummed a little tune as she left to attend to her own business.

Meanwhile, Yun Chu'an was also busy, continuing with his own tasks. He wasn't distracted, knowing that although he was tasked with winning over Ye Jinglan, he needed sufficient combat strength; without it, everything would be in vain.

He wasn't in a hurry. He proceeded step by step, first arranging everything at home, and the next day, he took his goods and once again went to Weihu Market to do business and gather intelligence to see what had happened outside in the past few days.

The next day, early in the morning, he set off alone, using his ability to shrink the distance to an inch, and arrived at the familiar Weihu Market.

The events that occurred in the Black Bull Clan's trial realm did not affect the prosperity of this place. The lake was still filled with steam and bustling with people. Cultivators of all kinds set up stalls and talked in hushed tones, afraid that their conversations would be overheard by others.

Yun Chu'an wasn't interested in what they were talking about. He walked straight in one direction, towards the Nalan family's residence, which specialized in selling elixirs.

As luck would have it, Wenren Jing was also here at that moment, smoking and chatting with several middle-aged cultivators of similar age. Yun Chu'an overheard from a distance that the group seemed to be congratulating Wenren Jing.

He glanced at him with his Qi Observation Technique and was surprised to find that this guy had actually broken through the ninth level of Qi Refining and reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

Immediately, he stepped forward, smiled, and said "Congratulations," while also releasing his own spiritual energy fluctuations.

Wenren Jing had no intention of paying any more attention to this mere Qi Refining cultivator, until he sensed the spiritual energy fluctuations of this cultivator, which were at a level equal to his own, or even more profound and enduring. Only then did he look surprised and exclaim, "Fellow Daoist Yun, your cultivation has progressed so rapidly in just a few days!"

Yun Chu'an suppressed a laugh. He vaguely remembered that half a year ago, when this guy met him, he called him "Little Yun" repeatedly, treating him like a junior.

Now that his cultivation has just caught up, he immediately addresses me as a fellow Daoist. One can only say that this middle-aged man is truly mercenary and opportunistic.

"Thanks to the support of my elders, I've managed to achieve this much, it's nothing special," he said modestly. After exchanging pleasantries with the others, he got straight to the point: "I need three Foundation Establishment Pills. I wonder if the Nalan family has any in stock?"

Among the middle-aged cultivators chatting together, one of them immediately said, "Of course, three Foundation Establishment Pills. I'll round it down to fifty thousand low-grade spirit stones. You can take it."

Fifty thousand low-grade spirit stones, averaging seventeen thousand per stone, is not cheap, and there's no guarantee of success.

Therefore, many cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining might not buy this kind of pill at the beginning. Instead, they would try to break through on their own first. If that didn't work, they would grit their teeth and save up money to buy one.

However, even though three pieces at 50,000 each were already quite expensive, Yun Chu'an was still somewhat surprised: "How can it be so cheap? This is almost the original price?"

What time is it now? It's the time when the official cultivators are offering bounties, and cultivators from all walks of life are vying to enter the mountains and exterminate the snake demon.

Prices of all kinds of goods are soaring. Some cultivators are eager to break through, so the price of Foundation Establishment Pills is naturally rising as well. Why has it fallen back down today?

Chapter 286 The Princess's True Face

Yun Chu'an looked puzzled, while Wenren Jing laughed loudly, "Why? What else could it be? The princess has started to exert her power!"

Seeing that he still looked puzzled, and probably really didn't know about this, the man patiently explained, "Our only princess of Jin Kingdom, Princess Sheng Linglong, has appeared. She had previously made excuses that she was too busy with official duties and would come later, but in fact she had already disguised herself and come here with Prime Minister Ge, and had conducted investigations in various places."

"She suddenly appeared a few days ago, and everyone cheered. Everyone thought she would unite all departments to eliminate the snake demon. Unexpectedly, she took the lead in rectifying the many chaotic phenomena in Weihu Market and cracked down on the merchants who took the opportunity to raise prices and make a fortune."

As he spoke, he admitted to feeling a bit of lingering fear: "Some families saw only small increases and didn't experience any extra trouble, so they were lucky. But some families were really badly hurt."

The Nalan family cultivator shook his head slightly, his face full of sighs: "Fortunately, the Nalan family has always been kind-hearted, adapting to market trends while still maintaining a sense of awe, which is why Her Highness the Princess let him off the hook and did not suffer too severe punishment."

Yun Chu'an blinked twice, then pursed his lips, his gaze sweeping over everyone present. Finding no one from the Gongsun family, he let out a wicked laugh: "Then the most unlucky one, isn't it......"

Wenren Jing burst into laughter: "That's right, it's the Gongsun family!"

His Vajra Talismans were quite famous, and the incident that happened that day caused quite a stir. After all, Yan Shuiyi even came forward to support him in the end, and the story in between was even more fascinating.

Naturally, in this process, Gongsun Yong, the heir of the Gongsun family who was the villain and ultimately became a clown, was also remembered. Everyone knew that Yun Chuan had a grudge against the Gongsun family, so they went along with him and said, "Their family is the most miserable. After all, these guys not only took the opportunity to raise prices, but also took the opportunity to buy up goods, form a monopoly, and then inflate prices, causing chaos."

"Now look what's happened, karma has come back to bite them. Everything they did was seen by Her Highness the Princess, so now they have to pay back what they took. Next, when they wipe out the Yellow Python, they will inevitably have to bleed a lot of money again!"

He said this in the hope that these words would make Yun Chuan feel better.

The latter didn't feel much satisfaction. After killing the four Gongsun brothers, his anger had subsided. Now that he heard they were being suppressed by the princess and were in a mess, he probably couldn't care less about anything else. He felt more relieved.

Thankfully, for the time being, I don't have to worry about them and can focus on my own things.

He then chatted with Wenren Jing for a few more minutes, exchanging compliments, and then suggested that since the price had dropped, they should buy more.